zfs diff in Opensolaris
A while ago i wrote about the PSARC PSARC 2010/105. It’s about an extension to the zfs tool to implement a subcommand to create a list of changed files between...
Snapshot based boot environments into OS/Net
At first you might have thought “Snapshot-based boot environments in Solaris? Old hat!”. And indeed, this is part of Opensolaris for quite a time. However it wasn’t part of the...
Recommended Listening: Inception Soundtrack live
Great soundtrack from Hans Zimmer … but this version was played live at the permiere of Inception:
PSARC 2010/306 - read-only zpools
You may think that this already there, but so far you was only able to set a single dataset (ZFS filesystem or ZFS emulated volume) into read-only. This PSARC case...
A large SMF/FMA putback to Opensolaris
Last night a really large putback found it’s way into the codebase: It centers around the Fault Management Architecture of Solaris. A lot of new features found their way in...
SATA TRIM support in Opensolaris
The Opensolaris SATA subsystem got TRIM support with this putback to the codebase. The TRIM command is really interesting for SSDs, as the operating system can tell the SSD which...
Garden 3
Präsentation auf der DOAG 2010 Konferenz
Habe heute vormittag die Mitteilung bekommen, das mein Vortrag auf der DOAG 2010 angenommen worden ist. Damit werde ich dort einen Vortrag zum Thema “Performance Analyse - oder: Was macht...
PSARC 2010/296 - tunable read-modify-write for flash
Bo Steven Zhou proposed an interesting feature for Solaris in the “PSARC 2010/296: Add tunable to control RMW for Flash Devices”. RMW? Okay, this time we dig deep into the...
Hull loss of a Lufthansa MD11 at Riyadh
According to avherald.com there was an accident in Riyadh involving a Lufthansa Cargo MD11. Look like an hull loss … especially when you look at the photos at the end...
PSARC 2010/291: zonestat
An interesting ARC case found it’s way into the case log: Stephen Lawrence proposed the zonestat to the architecture review comitee. This feature consists out of two components. The zonestatd...
Upcoming movie: Jane Austen's Fight Club
;)
exclusive IP for Solaris10-branded Zones in Opensolaris
With the integration of “PSARC/2010/111 exclusive IP for s10c” the zone facility of Opensolaris got an interesting new feature. It’s possible for quite a while now to create a branded...
I'm not your father, Sam!
A new trailer for the upcoming Tron Legacy: Lightcycles, Jeff Bridges, Thirteen … what could go wrong … okay … Disney … but i think i know where i am...
PSARC/2010/280 - NFS Instances
The PSARC case 2010/280 is a really interesting one - NFS Instances: The proposed changes are needed to support an NFS server in a non-global zone; however, the changes are...
David Warren dies at 85
David Warren died on July 19, 2010 that the age of 85. Why should you care? Well … this guy created the flight data recoder, better known as “black box”....
Bee
Summer+dog food =
Zur Abkühlung
Bevor man sich über das momentane Wetter beschwert … … vor vier monaten haben wir über diese Pracht geärgert.
787 possibly delayed again ....
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is already 2,5 years late and the next negative message came in last week …. Boeing has issued a “caution” that delays in its flight test...